Ice River (ski course) - Wikipedia
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| Ice River | |
|---|---|
| Place: |  Yanqing District
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| Mountain: | Xiaohaituo Mountain |
| Resort: | National Alpine Ski Centre |
| Opened: | 7 February 2022 |
| Giant slalom | |
| Start: | 1,925 m (6,316 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,501 m (4,925 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Slalom | |
| Start: | 1,712 m (5,617 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,501 m (4,925 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 211 m (692 ft) |
Ice River is the Olympic technical ski course in China, located in Yanqing District, part of National Alpine Ski Centre resort, opened in 2022.[1][2][3]
It is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Beijing. It has hosted the technical alpine skiing events of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
On 7 February 2022, premiere event was held on this course with women's olympic giant slalom event. Swedish skier Sara Hector, who was leading in the discipline the season, won gold. Mikaela Shiffrin did not finish the first run and Petra Vlhová reached 8th place.[4][5]
On 9 February 2022, Petra Vlhová, won a gold medal at women's olympic slalom, the only missing title in her career. Mikaela Shiffrin again did not finish the 1st run.[6]
- Downhill in women's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
- Downhill in men's Alpine combined event was held on "Rock" course.
- ^ "Into the great unknown — and fast: The never-before-seen Olympic downhill course". The Washington Post. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Women's olympic giant slalom competition; Beijing 2022" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Olympics Live: Shiffrin will start 7th in giant slalom race". lasvegassun.com. 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Sara Hector's Olympic gold medal is a lesson in perseverance". nbcsports.com. 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Sara Hector takes giant slalom gold after Nina O'Brien crash causes delay". nbcsports.com. 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Petra Vlhova wins first-ever Olympic medal in Alpine skiing for Slovakia – and it's gold". olympics.com. 9 February 2022.
- beijing2022.cn Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine official